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LPPLIUATIOI FILED HOY. 13, 1912.

Patented June 9, 1914 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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UNITED STATES WILLIAM r. HAMMOND, OE CHAELESTOWN, MASSACEUSE'IYIS, ASSIGNOE, EY; MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, To UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, OEEATEESOM. NEW .l JERSEY, A OOEEOEATION or NEW JERSEY. Y

RACK.

T0 all whom 'it may concern.:

Be it known that I, MoND, a citizen of the United lStates, and

a resident of Charlestown, in the county -of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Racks, of 'which the following description, in connection With the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawingsrepresenting like parts.l

This invention relates to racks, and more articularly to shoe racks such as are used. in shoe factories for receiving andconveying the shoes from place to place in the factories during the process of the manufacture battered, crippled and so disabled as vto render them ineffective for use.

Among other ob]ects, the invention provides a'stroiig, durable rack which may be readily folded or collapsed and set up in' readiness for use as desired.

The character of the iiiventioiii'n'ay be'.

best understood by reference to the following description of an illustrative embodi# mentI thereof shown .in the accompanying drawing, wherein: -v

Figure 1 is aside elevation of an illustrative slioe rack shown therein as einbodying the invention; Fig. 2 is an end elevation of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 1; Fig. el is a view showing the end frames in the process of being collapsed; and Fig. 5 shows the end frames in collapsed position. Referring to the drawing, the illustrative rack there "Shown as embodying thel invention comprises a base frame 1 including longitudinal side bars 3 conveniently of angle iron. upriglits or end frames 5, each'comprising bars 7' preferably of angle iron connected by angle iron cross bars or brackets 9 riveted to said upright angle iron bars Preferably the' cross bars extend to and engage tlie inner faces of the side legs of the upright angle bars and thereby tend to stay and prevent distortion of the end frames.

WILLIAM P. HAM- I Mounted on the base frame; arev -with .pins 27 through-'key ,hole slots 29 in' the uprights To fu'r'tlierstay the4 uprights '7,-

specmcation of Lettes Patent. *patented Juf9 1914 f Application 'inegi November 13,1912. seriairivfa'zaribe 11 may be provided adjacent the' lower endsf'fther 'stiitfen the same,ya tube 13 of steel or other suitable material Amay: 'be connected tothe upri'.,1fli t,anglel bars 7 at the upper ends thereof. To provide a strong, rigid connecto receive the op-posed'4 inwardly projecting legs of the uprlglit angle bars f7; The tubes 'are secured'to said legs by bolts or rivets projecting through tlie"s"an,ie. 4Preferably the ltubes 13 do not extend to the'inner-faces of the Outside legs 'of the'- -a-ngle bars, but

:of the fram e 'and be' yriveted or otherwise secured to theangleironuprights. To pro. vide a handle for each end Aframe and fur- 'tion of these' .handle'tnbes with said end bars -I the opposite endsof the tubesm'ay' be-slotte'd are spaced .somewhat therefrom tol perinit the'introduction-of theupper tray to the uprights -as moreffully hereinafter described. .i

To permitthe uprights to be rocked to and fromcollapsed Aand extended positions .theymay beprovided With pivotal connectionsl with the base 'frame 1.' The en d frame 5 atxtlie left of Fig. ll is' pivotallyconnected to the base frame side bars 3 by pins 15 so. placed that when .the upright frame is thereof .will engage the side bars 3 and prevent further rocking of said end frame in, a contra-cloekwise' direction. The end frame at the right. of Fig. lis not directly pivoted'to the base frame l, but to permit- "a proper superposition of the frames, brackets 19 are riveted to the -base frame and project upwardly therefrom, .the upright end traine being pi'voted tlieretoby pins Q1. 'lhe lower'enddiiof theend frani'e when the latter is iii-an upright position abuts against the y.top oftlie base frame side l.inenirockedto its vertical position shoulders 17' bers 3 and. limits the' rocking of said frame in :I clockwise direction. y l

'To assist .in supporting the endV frames in their upright. positions, braces QSI .are provided having their lower Aends conveniently'pivoted to theinnei' faces of the vertical legs of the sidel members 3 of 4the base frame. Their 'upper ends are provided having'. heads for entrance of the endifraines. These lieadsmay readthe. pins pass into the narrowed ends of the keyholes as the uprightsv are rocked to po-v members 3 at their points of pivotal con-- ne'ction.

To permit the rack described to be readily moved from place to place the base frame may be provided with appropriate Wheels typified herein as casters 30.

The racks may beprovided with suitable shelves to support the shoes, said shelves be# ing preferably of wood so as to prevent any ingury to the shoes. These shelves may/ be of varying form and construction, depending on their use. An illustrative shelf is shown herein comprising side bars 31 connected by end bars 33 and having a bottom formed of cross rods 35. To divide the shelf into pockets forv receiving the shoes,

" partitions 37 may be provided and be slid in grooves in the -inner faces of the side bars 31. By this arrangement the parti` tions 37 may be readily removed when it is desired to provide an uninterrupted shelf or they may be readily inserted to divide the shelf into pockets as desired. .As shown herein, four shelves are provided, supported on the brackets 9 in the end frames.

To prevent any possibility ofthe spreading of the end frames from their roper upright positions and to further sti en the frame,- hooks 39 may `be provided conveniently entered through the handle tubes 13. These may be readilyrotated tovclasp the cross, bars 33 of the top shelf and effectively .lock the shelf to' the pright end frames, or they may be rotated torelease the shelf as desired.

The braces may be arranged to hold the end frames slightly inclined toward one anothereand the latter may havesuflicient inherent resilience so that they will need to besprung apart topermit the introduction of the shelves between them. As a result they willtend to press tightly against and the shelves and provide a structure firmandrigid as a whole.

When it is desired to use the rack the end frames 5 may be rocked from their positions shown in Fig; 5 to their'postions shown in Fig. 1. The braces 25 are then swung up from the base frame and the heads of the pins 27 entered into the key slots and pressed down into the narrow necks of the key holes. The shelves may then be placed on the brackets 9 and the hooks 39 adjusted to lock the top shelf to the end frames. v

When it is desired to collapse the frame gripA the hooks 39 are released, the shelves r'cmoved from the end fralnes, the braces released from the key holes and rocked down to overlie the side bars of the base'frame as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The left end frame 5 .(F ig. l) is then rocked in a clockwise direction down inside of the baseframe and the right hand end frame 5 (Fig. l) is then rocked in a contra-clockwise direction, as

c shown in Fig. 4, down to overlie the left hand end frame and base frame, as shown in Fig. 5. The frames are then in collapsed relation and form a very compact structure. When in this condition the racks may be piled away and stored and occupy but little space.

By my invention is provided a shoe rack which is extremely simple in construction, cheapto manufacture, strong and durable and one which may be quickly readily set up or collapsed as desired.

Heretofore the non-folding rack employed had to be manufactured near the place of its use in order to avoid the large cost which would be necessary in shipping such a bulky structure. The rack described herein occupies such little space that it may be readily made at points remote from the place of its use and be shipped with slight expense.

Having described one em odiment of my invention Without limiting the same thereto,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A foldable shoe rack4 comprising yinthe end of said base rame, shelf supporting cross members distributed at intervals along said upright bars, shelves removably snpported on said cross members and aving endsengaging the inner faces of the upright bars andbraces ivotally connected to said base frame andp having provisions for detachably engaging said upright bars and for pressing the inner faces thereof against the ends of the shelves.

2. A foldable shoe rack comprising in combination, yafhorizontal base frame, upright resilient bars pivotally connected tov the ends of said base frame,l shelf-supporting cross members distributed at intervals along said upright bars, shelves removably supported upon said cross members, and detachably interengageable hook members upon an upper shelf and said upright bars to draw the latter toward each other and thereby to hold the parts rigidly inposition.

3L A foldable shoe rack com rising in combination, a horizontal base fi'ame, upright resilient bars pivotally connected to the ends of said base frame, shelf supporting `cross members distributed at intervals along said upright bars, shelves removably supported upon said cross members and means engaging the upright bars near their lower ends lto spring them .toward each other.

4. A foldable shoe rack comprising in combination, a horizontal `base frame, upright resilient barsV pivotally comiected to the ends of said base frame, shelf-supporting cross members distributed at' intervals along said upright bars, shelves removably supported upon said cross members, means engaging the upright bars adjacent to but spaced from their lower ends, and constituting supports with respect to which the bars may be sprung, and means engaging the upper portions of said bars' to hold them in sprung position.

In testlmony whereof, I have signed my name to this Specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM P. HAMMOND.

Witnesses: A

GERTRUDE B. YOUNG, ISABELLE G. KEENAN. 

